Sandstone & limestone wall tiles, GFRC cast stone veneer wall cladding

Sandstone & Limestone : Nature's Art

Excellent quality sandstone & limestone wall tiles, GFRC cast stone, for external & internal stone veneer wall cladding, by Van de Lente Stone

Welcome to Van de Lente Stone, manufacturer of excellent quality Sandstone and Limestone wall tiles, in GFRC cast stone, for internal and external wall cladding. Van de Lente glass-fiber-reinforced cast stone wall tiles, are suitable both for exterior and interior wall cladding, and provide "old world" beauty & elegance, plus great tensile & compressive strength, durability, waterproofness, and economy. Manufactured by proprietary processes, under 600 Ton forming pressure, with the best time-tested materials and advanced chemical additives, Van de Lente wall tiles have a life expectancy not unsimilar to Ancient Roman edifices built of this same material (minus the glass fiber reinforcement) over 2000 years ago, that are still standing! Small standard tile thickness, of 12 to 15 mm, results in lighter weight and ease of installation, in comparison to natural cut stone tiles, weight being up to 50% lighter than marble of the same size. Tile thicknesses of up to 45mm may be provided by special order, if required, for exterior wall cladding applications. Much like natural cut stone, no two tiles are the same, their graining and colour are rendered by their body mass, and may be sanded, ground and polished, if required (normally not required), using the same equipment and techniques employed for marble and other natural stones. Van de Lente wall tiles come in four standard colours that emulate Portland, Bath and Jerusalem natural cut stone (off white, beige, gold, buff), three standard sizes for universal (interior and exterior) applications, and four standard external wall cladding sizes. Please scroll down to the bottom of this page to view all available standard sizes. Custom sizes may be made available, upon request.

Click here to learn in greater detail : Why choose Van de Lente Stone tiles : the benefits of advanced glass-fiber-reinforced (GFRC) cast stone wall cladding tiles

While beauty, elegance and finish are the primary reasons for choosing Van de Lente Stone wall tiles, their technical superiority should not be overlooked. Light weight is a major aspect for consideration. On average, Van de Lente tiles weigh 50% less than equivalent marble tiles. On multi-storey steel structures, dramatic reductions in the amount of steel required in the building structure can be realized. For example, on a 10,000 square meter tower, GFRC tiles may reduce the building weight by more than 3,000 Tons, reducing the size, weight and cost of the building foundation, footings, beams and columns. Our GFRC tiles are also ideal for renovation or recladding of existing buildings because they add a minimal superimposed load to the existing structure and foundations. In many cases, GFRC tiles can be installed directly over old cladding, with minimal impact to the building structure. Van de Lente GFRC tiles are widely used in seismic areas where the panel's light weight and flexible connections to the building enable the skin to move during seismic events rather than collapse and fail. Finally, Van de Lente tiles and panels can be installed using lighter, less expensive cranes, making installation both cheaper and faster.

In addition to Van de Lente Stone tiles offering attractive appearance and attractive technical specifications, they also offer attractive pricing. Indicative average cost per square meter, for our standard universal tiles, stands at US $ 23.00, Euros 17.00, GBP 14.50 - plus shipping cost, from a warehousing facility close to your location.

Van de Lente stone tiles are made in the European Union, however, for the convenience of our customers worldwide, we deliver from multiple warehousing facilities in the U.S., Canada, Australia, U.K., Germany, Netherlands, France, Greece - so that shipping costs may be as low as possible, irrespective of customer location.